TW504626B - Method and system for facilitating electronic circuit and chip design using remotely located resources - Google Patents

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A multi-faceted portal site acts as a server in the context of an n-tier client/server network, and connects electronic designers and design teams to design and verification tool and service providers on the other through a single portal site. Tools and services accessible to users through the portal site include electronic design automation (EDA) software tools, electronic component information, electronic component databases of parts (or dynamic parts), computing and processing resources, virtual circuit blocks, design expert assistance, and integrated circuit fabrication. Such tools and services may be provided in whole or part by suppliers connected to the portal site. Users accessing the portal site are presented with options in a menu or other convenient format identifying the tools and services available, and are able to more rapidly complete circuit designs by having access to a wide variety of tools and services in a single locale. The portal site may facilitate purchase, lease or other acquisition of the tools and services offered through it. The portal site tracks the movements of users through the portal site in order to learn about the design preferences and design approaches of users individually and in the aggregate. Previous actions taken by the user and by similarly-situated users may be considered in determining which information presented to the user, or in what order to present information to the user, thereby providing contextually-driven access.

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^ U4 () 26 A7 B7______ V. Description of the invention (1) t Ming background: 1) Invention 蓺 f This month is an electronic design tool and automation, more specifically, it is about the use of a decentralized electronics Accessible resources on the Internet, such as the Internet, to facilitate methods and systems for electronic circuit and chip design. 2) Background The private child industry uses the continuous improvement of design and verification of Wang Gu's assistance to improve advanced chip and circuit design. Each wafer in a wafer design can be tens of hundreds, even thousands of gates, and will soon reach a range of one million gates per wafer. Engineers often need advanced software engineers to lay out the chip design and help manage the vast amount of information associated with it. Looking at the electronic design process from the perspective of name and regulation, the design team completed the product idea from the concept within a certain period of time, which is called " entering the market% time. The increasingly competitive environment has caused a lot of pressure to shorten the time for new products, because the first company to enter the market with a new product can be expected to have a larger market share than later competitors. In this environment, the shorter the time gap between the planned and actual shipment of the product, the greater the profitability and revenue it will generate: say goodbye. 2. In the current environment of designing large-scale circuits and complex chips, time and death are short-lived, and budgets are tight. However, design engineers often find that they need additional automated design and verification workers in the middle of the design process, especially when the team has expired tools that are inappropriate or inappropriate to perform this work, or with other tools in use In the case of incompatibility, _ -4- This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification ⑵Q χ Norwegian (please read the note on the back first? Matters before filling out this page) ---- Order ----- ----. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, printed by 504626. 5. Description of the invention (2) = As its timetable began to fall behind. Designers are still limited by bureaucratic and cost considerations to obtain the design skills they need. Automated design workers: The exhaustion often requires buyers to adopt long-term rights contracts (such as 99), even if some tools have only 5 to 20 years of life before they become obsolete. This long-term leasing requirement will increase design costs and require a large amount of capital expenditure for a company. Therefore, a long-term and inefficient gambling process is required for most organizations. This can cause delays in obtaining the best design tools available at hand. Data and validation tools are too ineffective for many reasons. 2 Basically, a design engineer must go through a long-term internal valuation and justification process to handle the large cost of the costs involved in obtaining design or verification software. Potential suppliers must be identified and introduced for presentations and presentations. Many vendors perform detailed benchmarks with other vendors, and those benchmarks must be evaluated by the design team. So before the design team receives the tools needed to authorize them to place bets, it must require a very time-consuming supplier negotiation and bureaucratic: approval process. Although this process is very slow, due to the large amount of sister fees involved, only a few companies can allow-the design team to go directly to the supplier = to focus on the tools, even if the required tools are basically in the

Recommended after the evaluation process. In the end, when the selection and procurement process is complete, the designer must first install and test before use. During this process, ^ dagger: It takes weeks or months to cause _ the design team to waste unnecessary time in carrying out the _: urgent project. 4 -5- This paper size is in accordance with China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 male i) -------- Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before (Fill in this page) 504626

Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 5. Description of the Invention (3) Traditionally, the design and verification tools are installed at the end user and integrated into the company ’s existing computer-aided design (cad) team. 'The toolkit' is designed to support engineers. As design tools become more complex and diverse, the ability of internal CAD teams to effectively support the most advanced design and verification tools is reduced. In addition, CAD support personnel are expensive management expenses. As a result, more and more companies are choosing not to hire CAD support staff to save money. However, if there is no cAD support staff, individual engineers must install and support the tool by themselves, which is a difficult and frustrated situation, and it will also consume a lot of priceless working hours. In addition to the high administrative costs of the support staff, automated design tools have considerable associated hardware costs. Many design and verification programs, especially simulation programs, require a large amount of computing power to perform work within a reasonable time. Therefore, after selecting a software tool, additional computer hardware is required to run it. The need for such additional hardware may not surface immediately, but once that need arises, it will cause delays in product development. Furthermore, although the design and verification tool is critical, it only executes for a few days or weeks, making it inefficient to purchase the additional computing power to execute such a product from a funding perspective. . Another disadvantage of Mu Kewan is that the design and inspection tools acquired and used in it are all about technical support. Vendors usually have the assistance to provide users with technical support for a particular software tool. However, suppose that the private workers of Wengong have myths about the previous frustration of Yujin mailbox, and because the front-line support staff usually does not have sufficient technical skills, they need to be transferred layer by layer, so they usually need engineers. Flower is very long -6-This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm ----------- installation -------- order ---- ----- (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) 504626 A7 ---------- B7___ V. Description of the invention (4) T will be explained to the support staff to solve, especially when using complex Tools to apply to complex circuits. A more serious problem is that the supplier needs to bring a field application engineer to the job site, but doing so is expensive and may be counted before the field application engineer arrives. In the meantime, the entire design project will stagnate. The purpose of increasing the speed and efficiency of the design involves the reuse or recycling of electronic circuit blocks or subsystems, which can also be referred to as, the core, ,, '' Virtual Element Block '' or "IPs" (short for intellectual property, which represents the exclusive nature of these pre-packaged circuit blocks). Once the design of a virtual component block has been tested and verified, the eggplant can be reused in other applications, which may be generated from its original origin The applications are completely different. For example, the subsystem of a cellular X-ray ASIC can include a microcontroller and a digital signal processor and its b components. The design of the cellular telephone subsystem has been tested and verified & Later, it can be reused in applications such as automobiles (becoming a virtual component block). The design reuse of the virtual component block allows a designer to use a much faster speed than starting the entire design from a sketch. Complete a design without the need to debug, test, and verify the subsystems contained in the virtual component block. Examples of virtual power, block, or IP cores already exist in commercial applications, including Viterbi decoders, microcomputers Controllers, digital / analog converters, and encryption / decryption processors, among others. When virtual circuit blocks (ie IP cores) are provided by allowing purchase Devices that reduce the time to market for the quasi-code area have two obstacles to customary sales and the use of virtual circuit blocks. For example, with regard to quality assurance, there are some standard methods for a designer to guarantee The paper size of the virtual circuit applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Economy Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Ministry of Intellectual Property Bureau. 5. Description of the Invention (5) The quality of the block, or its applicability to a particular design. Conversely, there are some standard methods for sellers of virtual circuit blocks to demonstrate this. The quality of the product is given to promising customers. Another obstacle is the security of the code and / or data, which contains the virtual circuit block. Companies that provide virtual circuit blocks have a way to chase down the usage of their products and protect the codes and / or information in those blocks to prevent theft, and this method is preferably not Don't cry, but can allow access to those "cores" that need to be incorporated into a design. Another issue is the data format. The virtual circuit blocks purchased for use in a circuit design must match the information used in that design. Formats vary. But 'if there is a standard for forming an interface with a virtual circuit block, it is still being developed. Therefore, to be familiar with the interface format of a virtual circuit block, it requires a considerable amount of work and can Integrating a virtual circuit block into a circuit design can reduce the lead time due to the use of the virtual circuit block. Transaction expenses under the type of high sales and legal costs will also eliminate sales and use of virtual Circuit block. For example, the issue of authorization of a virtual circuit block by one or more companies often requires legality discussions. The choice of components is also subject to An area of inefficiency and unnecessary time delays. An engineer can look up a catalog printed by a component retailer, or use the Internet to visit a manufacturer's website, where information about the component can be found However, for each%] I 疋 玎 A Searching the Internet for individual 7L pieces is very time consuming and tedious ^ Furthermore, the current search engines and methods are inefficient and incomplete, so they will reply—some As a result, it is not included in the winter website. The website that designers can use in a design. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -Shang ---- Order ------ --- · Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs-8- 504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Invention Description (6) The engineer will also receive the information sent by the manufacturer Tables, which are often ignored, lost, and forgotten. When the pressure to reduce time to market increases, it is harder for engineers to spend time talking to suppliers or retailers ’business representatives, and worsening collection Problem of chip information. Another problem encountered in the chip design process is that the design and verification process that requires knowledge is fragmented, and it is difficult to obtain and maintain this knowledge. Try to understand and study many individuals through observation The individual design process of the engineer is quite challenging. Furthermore, the design process can rarely be obtained from the blueprints or products taken from it, which is often difficult to determine from sketches or working documents. Different engineers will use It is often difficult to explain clearly in different ways of designing. To obtain interviews with the engineers who have designed the project, it may become unproductive, and due to relatively small rewards, it may take a long time, and It will consume a lot of time. Therefore, the benefits of the trained and improved methodologies in some measures of the engineering design process become difficult to achieve. ^ Some attempts to deal with the problems caused by the design and verification process of forming fragments In China, it involves the cooperation arrangements of different companies. ^ Self-professionalism in the design and verification process, so that designers The range of products and services to be learned is narrowed and can be supported by internal technicians, namely U 4 technicians. For example, the partnership of an electronic design company may include a design verification provider, an electronic component provider, and a company that combines them. In this cooperation model, compatible factors can be more easily handled, because only a limited number of companies are involved in one stage of the design process to influence a partner's customers to apply the Zhongguanjia standard f ( CNS) A4 specifications (2i ^ 7 public love γ ------------ install -------- order --------- ^ 91. Γ% read the back first Note on the note? Fill in this page for further information, ^ U4626, Invention Description (If you use another partner's product or service at different stages, you can earn more money, but the cooperation relationship will greatly reduce the design. The choices available to the team and may prevent the use of the best product. ^ One way to facilitate the design process is to provide some form of design and slave tools, especially FpGA synthesis tools? Can be stored on the Internet Take a remote computer area. Under this method, the FPgA synthesis tool is executed on a central server area or computer area, which is owned by a single application service provider. A server area or computer area Usually a network of processors connected together, which can achieve high-density computing Computing work. In an explanation system using this method, the application service provider re-writes the interface of each provided FPGA synthesis tool in Java ^ computing language, which can be used on a wide range of computing platforms and operating systems. Standard and commercial,. 罔 network, go to the browser to use the tool. One disadvantage of this method is that the user is limited to exist in the server area of the application service provider where the interface code has been written合成 (38 eight synthesis tools. In addition, the Java @ Language Department is famously 1¾, which can make engineers frustrated and slow down the design and verification process. The Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs's Consumer Cooperatives printed it better It is through a single portal to implement information exchange and commercial forks' to connect participants including end users and suppliers in the electronic design process. It is further preferred that it can immediately constitute a wide range of Design and verification tools that are easy for design engineers to use and allow them to be used regardless of hardware or software It is further preferred that "it can provide a mechanism to store the relevant chip design technology, applications, products and tools. It is further applicable to this paper standard Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626 A7 —--------- --- 5. Description of the Invention (8) It can be understood that it can provide a convenient device to allow engineers to integrate the virtual circuit area The block is added to its design. Sincerity of the Invention One aspect of the present invention is to provide a multi-faceted portal that allows a decentralized circuit network, such as the Internet, to also provide multiple end-user systems and vendors. 'In a preferred embodiment, a portal site serves as a content server for a 11th-tier client / speaker network, and connects electronic designers and design teams to sigh and check tools, and Connect to a service provider on another t through a single portal. Examples of tools and services that users can access through the portal include electronic design automation (EDA) software tools, electronic component electronics, electronic components databases for parts (or dynamic parts), calculation and processing of corrupt sources, virtual Circuit block, design expert assistance, and integrated circuit manufacturing. These tools and services can be provided in whole or in part by linking to the portal. When accessing the portal, users can identify available tools and services by presenting options in a menu or other convenient formats, and say that it is faster and easier to access through a wide range of tools and services in a single location And into a circuit design. The portal can be used to provide tools, services, services to purchase, rent or other acquisition methods. In a preferred embodiment of a vehicle, an portal website can track users' actions through the portal website in order to understand the design preferences and design methods of individual and group users. Previous actions taken by the user and similar users can be used to determine what information to present to the user, or in what order to present the information to the user, thereby providing content orientation. Paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 x 297 mm) Packing -------- Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page ) 504626

Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. It also explains the specific implementation examples, changes and enhancements here. , ^ Figure 1 shows a brief representation of one of the portals of end users and suppliers who connect to Lei + Xun * # Ρ 4 tools and services. Figure 2 shows a more detailed illustration of a system that facilitates electronic design by connecting end users with suppliers of electronic design tools, services, information and / or other resources. 7F A in FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a process for selecting and managing components in an electronic design, which can be used for a system such as that connected to FIG. 2. Θ 4 shows the flow chart of the process for user outline and design assistance, which can be used for a system like Figure 2 connected. FIG. 5 is not a flowchart for the process of accessing a portal site like that shown in FIG. 2 to purchase components on a decentralized electronic network. FIG. 6 is not a flowchart of a process for providing information and services about a virtual component block or ιρ core, which can be used to connect to the system of FIG. 2. The tf in FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a process for providing information and services related to integrated circuit manufacturing, which can be used to connect to the system of FIG. 2. Fig. 8 shows a flow chart of fraudulent I used to provide information and services related to electronic design automation, which can be used to connect to the system of Fig. 2. Figure 9 is not a flowchart of the process used to provide access to computing / processing resources via the portal, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 10 shows the flow chart of the process for providing expert design assistance and monthly services through the portal, as shown in Figure 2. -12- ------------ install ----- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 1T --------- This paper size _ Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 297 public love) 504626 A7 _ B7 V. Description of the invention (10) Detailed description of the preferred embodiment ^ Figure 1 is based on an electronic design automation resource system 100 A simplified diagram of the preferred embodiment, which is used to facilitate electronic design by providing useful goods, services, information, and other resources. As shown in FIG. 1, it connects a plurality of end users 10 and a plurality of suppliers 106 to a portal site 104 on a decentralized electronic network such as the Internet. The end user 102 basically includes circuit designers and users of electronic design automation (EDA) software tools' but can also include many other forms of users, as described in more detail here. The supplier 106 will basically include EDA software tools, virtual component blocks or IP cores, manufacturing services, hardware components, expert design services, and a variety of other resources (whether they are goods, services, information or other sources) Provider), as further explained here. In a preferred embodiment, the portal site 104 provides information on access to electronic components by engineers and other users 102, and constitutes a commercial transaction between the end user 102 and the supplier of the electronic components 106. . In a specific embodiment, the electronic component data is stored in a remote lean material library in the form of, dynamic parts, and has a graphic table with standard symbols and marked data, which can be converted immediately (ie Copy) into the design of an end user. A part of the information copied from the offending electronic part database to the end-user workstation (or design database) includes a link to the remote database or a supplier's database, which constitutes a variety of Useful capabilities include providing time, availability, and cost such as parts supply. Data sheets, timing information and the like about the electronic part can also be provided to assist the designer. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Packing -------- Order --------- · Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs • 13-

V. Description of Invention (11) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs? ^ In another specific embodiment, the portal website 104 is connected to an end user 102 (for example, executing a simulation program) that requires additional computing energy, and a supplier 106 with excess computing resources. The portal i 04 can meet the end user by providing a database of computing / processing websites or resources, and by trying to use the most suitable computing / processing websites or resources, and facilitate computing or processing poverty. Configuration of the source. The end user! 〇 A computing resource supplier 106 can be selected based on cost, the form and availability of the supplier's calculation source, or other information provided by the supplier 106. In another specific embodiment, the portal website 104 provides design automation tools, such as simulation software, which can be provided to the required end users 102. The portal 104 can provide a database of design automation tools, and try to match the end user 102 with the most suitable design automation tools, and facilitate the allocation of computing or processing resources. The design automation service provider 106 may authorize or otherwise provide the design automation tool through a transaction performed through the portal 104. In another embodiment, the portal 104 is connected to end users 102 who need design assistance and suppliers of expert knowledge such as teaching and consulting or even expert publications 106. The portal 104 can provide a database of design experts and try to match the end user 102 with the most suitable design experts, and facilitate the search for suitable design experts. In another specific embodiment, the portal site 1 connects end users 102 to a factory or semiconductor manufacturer. The portal can facilitate the search of an appropriate factory or semi-conductor by providing such a database and by trying to match the end user with the most suitable factory or manufacturing facility. The dimensions are applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 mm). -------- Order --- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Gift 丨 504626 'A7 _ B7 5. Description of the invention (12) Body manufacturing facilities. The portal 104 provides observations of the compatibility of individual component vendors 106 and the standards used by specific factories or semiconductor manufacturers, thus allowing the end user 102 to do it early in the design process. Select the appropriate upstream component supplier 106. In another specific embodiment, the portal 104 is connected to end users 102 who are looking for or interested in providing virtual circuit blocks or IP cores, and suppliers 106 who provide virtual circuit blocks or IP cores. The portal site 104 can facilitate the search and acquisition of appropriate virtual circuit blocks or IP cores by providing a catalog of available IP cores and information about the IP cores, and facilitate access to protection IP core to prevent unauthorized or duplication mechanism. In another specific embodiment, the portal website 104 can track the actions of the terminal user 102 through the portal website 104 to understand individual users and accumulated design preferences and design methods. The actions previously taken by the end user 102 are all used to determine the information presented to the end user 102 by the portal site 104 in the future, thereby providing content-based access. At the same time, actions taken by end users 102 with similar designs in other similar locations can also be used to determine the information that must be presented to the end user 102, or the order in which such information should be presented. In another embodiment, a plurality of the above-mentioned features are combined into a single portal website 204 to provide extensive support for the circuit design and development process. Figure 2 shows a system that connects end-users with electronic design tools, services, information, and / or other resources to facilitate electronic design. -15 of this paper 200- This paper standard applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications ( 210 X 297 mm) (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) · I ------ Order ------- II. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626 ΚΙ _ ____ Β7 _ 5. Description of the invention (13) Detailed drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, on a distributed electronic network like the Internet 230, various users and resource providers are connected to a portal site 204 for the purpose of facilitating electronic design. In the system 200 shown in FIG. 2, a user system 220 is connected to the portal site 204 on the Internet 230. There is only a single other user system 220 shown in FIG. 2. For the purpose of illustration, it can be understood that many user systems, such as hundreds or thousands of users, can be on the Internet 230 or other Connected to the portal 204 on a decentralized electronic network. For the purposes of the following description, it is assumed that the user system is connected to the portal 204 via the Internet 230, although it will be understood that other forms of decentralized electronic networks may be used for this connection. Standard object data models, such as CorbaTM, BizTalkTM4 DCOMtm, can be used to link a user system 2 2 0 to the portal site 2 0 4 on the Internet 230. The Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs prints a user system 220 'connected to the portal 204 on the Internet 230. It may include a stand-alone computer or workstation, which may be directly connected to the Internet 230, or may be A portion of a local area network (LAN) containing designated network hardware and / or software to connect to the Internet 230, or may be connected to the portal 204 via some other device. A user system 220 preferably includes a device for navigating to the Internet 230, such as a web browser 224 'which may include a standard commercial product such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer ™, Netscape's CommunicatorTM, or Opera Software's Opera ™. The user system 220 preferably also executes one or more vendor applications 226 'in the form of a computer program or other software package, such as, for example, E-CaptureTM, which is Cadence -16 of San Jose, California. 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Commercial products from Design Systems. A "design master control interface 228 is preferably also provided as part of the user system 220. The design master control interface 228 may include an independent client application installed and executed on the user system 228 Program software. The design master control interface 228 can be used as an interface with the portal 204, which is preferably a faster, more stable and more effective way to link the portal 204 provided by the portal 204 Functions and processing can be provided by a standard web browser. A universal data interface format or validation language, such as XML, is preferably used as the main data interface between different components of the system 200. Details of xml It is well known to professionals of computer programming skills. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, we now refer to the portal 204 of the system, which serves as a portal for many suppliers in potentially vastly different fields 0 points (see FIG. 1). The portal site 204 preferably includes a web server 260, which is related to external individuals seeking access to the portal site 204 (eg, User system 220), which can be used as an intermediary between those available individuals and different applications at the portal 204. The portal 204 preferably includes an application server 232, which receives External entities send requests through the web page server 260, and thereby access the database, and respond to sources contained in or accessed through the portal 204. The application server 232 also acts as the Command and control functions in the portal 204. The application server 2 3 2 preferably accesses one or more databases containing information useful to the design engineer, such databases containing data like a user database 235, a measurement database 238, a commons database 242, a category database 246, and a commercial database 250, the functions of which are described below-17- This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 504626 Printed clothes A7 B7 of the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention (15). The user database 2 3 5 is accessed through a joint server 2 3 4 The measurement The material database 238 passes through a measurement server 236, the commonality database 242 passes through a content server 240, the category database 246 passes through a type green server 244, and the business database 250 passes through a business server 248. If Additional databases and servers can also be included if necessary. Preferably, one or more component supplier databases 209, IP core databases 208, and IP core databases 208, which are simultaneously connected to the portal 204 on the Internet 230, The EDA tool supplier 210, the calculation area 205, the factory 206, and / or the design expert 203, wherein each role is described in detail here with reference to FIGS. 3 to 10. In a preferred embodiment, the feature that each user visits the portal site 204 is recorded in the common point database 242 when the user completes one use. The recorded information, among other things, may include the nature and size of the design the user is working on, the components selected by the user, and the navigation path through the portal 204 through different resources. The one or more databases 235, 238, 242, 246, and 250 provided by the portal site 204 can be set in a decentralized architecture, while the portal site 204 is accessed by other sites via a secure xml channel. In particular, the category database 246 may be preferably configured as a decentralized structure, and the portal site 204 is accessed by remote databases (such as 2008 and 2009) through a secure XML channel. Recording information. Caching can be used for distributed database architectures to improve access performance. From a common perspective, the joint server 234 provides joint services for end users 102 and suppliers 106 (see FIG. 1). The joint server 2 3 4 is better for integration and service joint applications, such as conversation, daily waste, electricity (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -------- Order-- -------. -18-

V. Description of the invention (16) = Email ’online seminars, online talks, applications and desktop sharing. Coincidence server 234 preferably also provides structural support for expert design assistance through a " virtual " desktop presentation, which allows real-time interaction between experts and designers. · Ju Chongli Feeding Service Co., Ltd. 236 assisted in using the portal site 204 and supplier services to collect poor food. In one aspect, the metered feeding device 236 may include a lean material library in a high-efficiency month round for storing shellfish measured at the portal 204. The lean material includes, for example, web traffic patterns, and the application uses =, The amount of each item used (for example, by monitoring the electronic material table), and the user's feedback rate, and other matters. The metering server 236 preferably provides specific information to specific portal data distribution applications. The content server 240 preferably stores user profile data, which is available for personalization, entry personalization, and change data obtained from the data processed by the metering server 236. The content server 240 can also store data in the purchase history, which can be used to provide support information required by the user. The green server 244 preferably provides " electronic green " services to the client-side software that exists on the user system 220. As described above, the category lean library 246 can be set up in a decentralized architecture and integrated through links, and other resources by the catalog server 244 and / or the category database 246. Supplier-based green integration is preferably accomplished by using a common data format model, such as XML. The business server 248 supports business transactions between users and suppliers, as further described herein. .19 · This paper size is in accordance with China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) -------- ^ --------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling (This page) 504626 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention (17 In a preferred embodiment, the portal 204 provides many useful resources for design engineers. To access such Resources are illustrated by referring to Figures 3 to 10, each of which describes the process of accessing information or other design resources in a particular design, development or manufacturing area. The portal 204 is therefore provided to Design engineer-an integrated set of resources. Figure 3 shows a flowchart of a preferred process 300 for selecting and managing components in an electronic design. For example, it can be used to connect to the system of Figure 2. In Figure 3 In the first step 302 of the illustrated process 300, the user of the user system 220 accesses the portal site via the Internet 230 by entering an appropriate uniform positioning resource (URL) or other applicable address 2〇4, and respond to the design The client software 228 is controlled to display a main design master menu screen on a computer screen at the user system 220. Through the above process 300 and other processes described later herein, the user system 22 The data display is preferably achieved by appropriate instruction transmission on the Internet 23 from the portal 204; that is, the portal 204

The format is used to send data and materials (such as Hypertext Verification I (HTML) or similar) to the user system 22 through the Internet 230. It will be used later to format the Internet 230. The means of transmitting and transmitting information are well known to those skilled in the art of programming. In the next step of the process 300 shown in Fig. 3, Lushan Liaobu V 304, the user in the user system 220 is preferably selected-^ x ^ ^ W image, link or other for element Indicators for selecting and managing resources. For example, 丄 ,, & print + parallel, s, the user can click on the image or chain displayed on the main control of the design, such as the main picture, ^, etc. 20. “paper size Applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇χ 297 mm -------- ^ ------ (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 504626 'A7 __ __ B7 5. Description of the invention (18) Then, select the component selection and manage resources. This kind of image or link can be commonly used by Internet application software, and the image is placed in a graphical user interface Or linked technology is familiar to those skilled in computer technology. In addition, the component selection and management resources can be accessed by typing or entering an appropriate command in a text-based environment. When the When the user selects the component selection and management resource, a designated message selected by the user is uploaded to the portal site 204 on the Internet 230. In response to the component selection and management resource selection by the user, a series of Different order forms that can be used or spoken It is received by the category database 246 at the portal 204, and then transmitted and displayed at the user system 220. The process of listing components is usually performed by performing steps 308, 310, 312, and 314. The listed components can include things like capacitors, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), digital signal processors (DSPs), or any other component that a design engineer finds available. The component can be placed in A discrete component on a printed circuit board (PCB), or a component and / or virtual circuit block that can be placed in a integrated chip design. If there is more than one specific part form for a component, then In step 306, the user can select the component from the list provided in step 304, which preferably causes the display of the available orders corresponding to the special component. 'The order is preferably from the above The step 3 10 is described. For example, if the user selects a resistor as a component, the user system 220 may display several resistors with a specified number, tolerance, etc. In addition, the user may also be allowed to enter search criteria to allow -21- this paper size is standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 public love) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page ) -------- Order ---------. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Invention Description It is possible to search all components that meet the specified conditions, such as a general database query. For example, the user can search all resistors with 50 ohm resistance and / or less than 5% tolerance. The user's search conditions can be found in The portal 204 is provided on the Internet 230, which may cause a proper lean library search query to be performed. The search results can then be uploaded back to the user system 220 by the portal 204 over the Internet 230. In the next step 308, the user profile and content program preferably involves assisting in determining the display order of the specific parts within the component category selected by the user. The user profile and content program can be a number of processes that are expected to be performed on the portal 204, which can be referred to the detailed description of FIG. 4 and below. In one aspect, the profile and content program can access and analyze historical data about the user's actions in the portal 204, and other users' actions in the portal 204 for similar designs, thereby assisting the design Come to face similar design factors. The process 300 then proceeds to step 310, where the application server 232 obtains a list of available parts from the category database 246 through the catalog server 244, which is based on the user's components in step 306 The choice is mainly based on the user's design information (if any), as well as the outline and content data obtained in step 3 08. In the next step 312, the application servo 232 sorts the available parts, which is preferably based on the profile and content data obtained in step 308. The best and most suitable choice for the user's design prediction is placed at the top of the list based on the available information. The choice of other available parts for this component form is preferably based on the best or most suitable part. On the one hand, the user can benefit from the book ------------ 111 ^ equipment -------- order ------ (Please read the notes on the back first (Fill in this page again) -22- 504626 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (20) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in this page) Past design experience of other designers, and other designers who have worked in previous designs Do a similar design. In the next step 314, the classification list of the available parts in the component form is transmitted from the portal website 204 to the user system 220 and displayed for the user to view. The list of available parts can be displayed as a list of selectable strings, hot links, or images. The user views the selection list of the category and selects one of the available choices in step 3 16 by highlighting the login, pressing a keyboard sister (such as an input key), or using a computer mouse To click the green sign, or select a number corresponding to the desired category, or select it by any other selection device, this setting is not the basic operation of the inventive concept described here. The user's selection is transmitted from the user system 220 to the portal 204. In the next step 3 1 8, the additional information about the parts selected in step 3 16 is displayed to the user. This information preferably contains fairly high-level data, and is usually intended to allow the user to decide relatively quickly whether the user must include the selected part in the design, looking for different ones in the classified list Parts, or gather further information about the selected part. Preferably, an image or other interface feature is presented to the user to conveniently select whether or not to add the selected part to the user's design immediately, and return to the classification list to find a different part , Or additional information about the selected part appears. If the user is interested in the additional information, the process 300 proceeds to step 322, where the user selects an appropriate interface feature (such as an image or menu selection registration) to obtain further information about the selected part. . Further selected by the user-23- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention (21) It is transmitted from the user system 220 to the portal site 204. In the next step 324, further information about the selected part is displayed. Such poor information can include detailed part information, such as component data sheets, timing models (which can be languages like DTML, or other timing description languages), application notes, simulation models, signal integration models (such as IBIS models), Manufacturing information f Other information. It is also best to provide the symbol and footprint settings for the selected part, and it allows the user to make more detailed decisions about component configuration in the overall design. The information displayed in the step can also contain application notes about a component and its application. When the user is satisfied because the design of the part is suitable for the application, in step 328, the user selects the part by selecting the appropriate feature from the user interface. On the other hand, if the user does not want to use the selected part, the process proceeds to step 332, where the user selects appropriate features from the Sun user interface and returns to the displayed selection in step 31 Sex classification list. On the other hand, if the user is determined to use the selected part in the design, the user selects appropriate features to represent in step 328 by the user interface. In a preferred embodiment, the process continues to step 33, where the user places a graphical representation (such as a symbol) of the selected part into the user's design, which is copied by moving, Or drag the symbol of the selected part to the architectural plan being used to develop the design. Because part of the process and the selected order are brought into the architectural plan, the information about the selected part is preferably copied and stored at the user system 220 in the design database 225. This kind of information can include information about the selected part (please read the notes on the back before filling this page) ---- Order · -------- -24-

Description of the invention (22) Specifications of the printed garments produced by the employees ’cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, but not limited to 75+, ea > -p, and the supplier or agent of the inferior component. 〇4 or a 7 ^ hyperlink to the supplier database 209. Because the key is connected to a remote data base, the parts selected by the portal website 204 and stored in the design database 225 of the user system 220 can be called dynamic ordering files. The information of the selected part is stored in the design database 225, for example, it may also be stored in the actual location of the user or in a separate database at some remote location. And then, the process of selecting special parts is repeated for other required elements in the design using this method. Therefore, the process 300 returns to step 306, and for each remaining component desired by the user body weight, the resources of the portal website 204 are used to select-parts. Finally, when the user finishes adding the elements to the design, the process 300 moves to step 334, where the design is considered complete. Later, in preparation for manufacturing the design, the process 300 may proceed to step 336 as needed, where a bill of materials is automatically generated from the components in the design. The user can use the design master client software 228, or an application program 226 at the Sun user system 22, or use some other method to make an appropriate menu selection to start automatically generating materials table. In the next step 338, a purchase procedure can be used as needed when purchasing the selected parts. Details of a preferred purchase procedure are explained later. In the next step 34, the selected and purchased parts are shipped and delivered to a desired location, which may be the actual location of the designer, the location of a semiconductor contract manufacturer (SCM), or the Any other place of manufacture or use of the component. The selection and management process of this component is 〇〇〇_ _-2 5- This paper size is applicable to Zhongguanjia Standard (CNS) A4 specification 〇〇X 297 public love) -------------- install -------- Order ------ (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs π A7 B7 V. Description of Invention (23) Good The ground is matched with other resources provided by the portal 204 to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of different and complementary circuit designs, verification and manufacturing processes. For example, the component selection and management process 300 can be better coordinated with an integrated circuit manufacturing management process described herein, so as to conveniently select and be easily obtained by a given factory or manufacturer and Assembly parts. Further details regarding the different aspects of the selection and management of a preferred component are described in US Patent Application No. 09 / 5H, 674 (Lawyer's Memorandum Mg / 225) filed concurrently with this case, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Figure 5 Shown is a flowchart of a process 500 for purchasing parts by accessing a portal site 204 as shown in FIG. The purchasing process 500 can be directly used by the user accessing the portal 204 to purchase one or more items, or it can be automatically adopted in connection with the whole or part of a large process, such as the figure The component selection and management process shown in 3 is 300. In the first step 516 of the purchase process 500 shown in FIG. 5, the user selects a purchase option for a component or part, which can be displayed to the user on the user system 220. It can provide the user with a list of available parts. The method is similar to the steps 3 06, 3 0 8, 3 10 and 3 1 2 shown in FIG. 3, or in addition the user can only enter what is already known. The desired part (by model or name), and the entered part information can be compared with the part information stored in the portal or available in the supplier database 209. The user chooses a buy option for a particular part, such as clicking a hidden image or a designated link through a computer slideshow, or entering a purchase on a computer keyboard -------- --- Install -------- Order --------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) -26-

Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, t Co-operative Agency ^ 04626 5. Description of the Invention (24) Buying instructions. Before selecting a purchase option for a particular component, the portal site 204 may provide users with information about the availability and / or development time of the component, and its data may be stored on the portal site frequently and updated, Or when the appropriate supplier database 209 is needed, it can be obtained from the current application server 2 3 2. The user selection of the purchase option will generate a demand for a quote, which is transmitted to the entrance and the portal site 204 by the user system 22 on the Internet 23 in step 518. At the portal site 204, the application server captures the demand for a quote 'and uses the commercial server ice to access the commercial shell library 250 to produce a green and easy to remember. The transaction log contains information about the user's employer and the payment method used by the employer, which can be obtained from the user profile stored in the joint database 242. It can be stored in the commercial database 250 independently. The transaction record generated early in a purchase transaction can be updated as each step is completed toward a final transaction. In the next step 52, the application server 232 generates a demand for a supplier quote, and transmits this demand to the appropriate supplier (which is basically a website containing a supplier database 209 via the Internet 230). ). The demand for a supplier quote may include the user who wants the quote and the size of the company that hires the user. In a preferred embodiment, this information includes, among other reasons, the purpose of which is to enable the supplier to decide whether the buyer is eligible for a discount, as is often provided in the industry, such as Large discounts, or discounts from better vendors or users. The demand for _ supplier quotes can be marked with a transaction identification to facilitate a -27 from the supplier. This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297) .-------- 1T ------ (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 504626

Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in response to the matching of quotes. In the / I 522, the "忒 supplier" preferably transmits the electronic contract issued by the & company to the portal site 204 on the Internet 230. The proposed electronic contract is preferably identified at least in part by the transaction identification and transmitted as part of the demand-vendor quote. In the similar steps, the electronic contract mentioned is transmitted from the portal website 204 to the user system 2220. In a preferred embodiment, the supplier's quotation is regarded as a sales confession by the user and the supplier, and when the user accepts the offer, a combination contract between the user and the supplier is generated, which provides The user has the right to enter this contract. In the next step 520, it executes an authorization procedure to ensure that the user is authorized to make the required purchases. For example, in a specific embodiment, the design king control client software 228 starts a process to determine whether the user can make a purchase. This factor may vary from user to company or company to company. The factors on which it is based include the amount of purchase to be made, the annual poverty of the individual who made the purchase, and other such factors. The design master client software 228 preferably stores or has access to the authorization level for the user. For example, the technical rights data can be stored in a separate database (near-end or far-end) operated by the user's employer, and transactions requiring payment must be authorized. In addition, the authorization function may be provided by the application server 232, because the place where the authorization decision is performed is not a key factor of the function of the specific embodiment described herein. As a result of the authorization process, the design master client software 228 may not allow the user to purchase, selected parts, or it may allow the user to purchase parts only up to a certain amount. -28- This paper size is in accordance with Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 χ 297 mm) ^ -------- ^ --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before (Fill in this page) 504626 A7

V. Description of the invention (26) Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs If the user is not authorized to make purchases, the user must obtain authorization, as described in step 528. This authorization step 528 can take different forms > which include electronic authorization, written authorization, formal approval procedure and the like. If the user cannot be authorized, the process is terminated at step 528. In step 530, once the user is authorized to make the purchase, a billable to the supplier is generated, and a contract between the user and the supplier is generated for the purchase, and the required product is delivered Or service. The order can then be transmitted to the supplier through the portal 204, as shown in step 532. The portal 204 may have different levels of involvement in business transactions. For example, in step 534, it may decide whether or not the portal site 204 is to process the transaction's bill. If not, in step 536, the application server 2 3 2 may generate an invoice for a part of the transaction cost and transmit it to the portal 204 (that is, perform the connection between the user and the supplier) ) And is generated by the portal 204 and transmitted to the supplier via the Internet 230. The amount of fees as reflected in the invoice can be generated based on a percentage of the overall transaction number, on a transaction basis, or between the special supplier and the operator of the portal site 204. Based on mutually agreed terms. In the next step 538, the supplier sends the invoiced amount to the portal site 204 as compensation. In a preferred embodiment, the invoicing and payment are both electronic in nature; however, one of the two may be a paper type. For convenience, the supplier can maintain an account number on the portal site 204, which can automatically substitute the -29-issued invoice for this paper. This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) ( Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) One Pack ---- Order ------ Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626 A7 ---------- B7______ V. Invention Description (27) Amount. Returning to step 534 again, if the portal site 204 is processing the account, the process 500 proceeds to step 54. The application server 232 generates an invoice and sends it to the internet via the portal site 204 on the Internet. 23〇 above to the user. In the next step 542, the user sends the remittance of the invoice to the portal 204, which can be done electronically, or in writing. In addition, the user can maintain an account with the portal 204, which can be replaced electronically. Next, in step 544, the portal site 204 may deduct a portion of the remitted amount as compensation for an intermediary as needed, and transmit the balance of the remittance (electronically or in writing) to the supplier . At this point, the buying process is redundant. In addition to component selection and management, and component purchase, the portal site 204 preferably provides additional features to assist in the design of a user profile and automation. FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of a preferred process 400 for user contouring and design assistance, which can be used to connect to a system like FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, at the beginning of the user profile and automated design process 400, when the user accesses the portal site 204, a user identification step 401 occurs. This identification can be accomplished by recognizing a username / password combination, or an n cookie " left on the user's system 22 (if left on the user's hard drive), or by Other ways to achieve. Basically, a user of the portal site 204 will need to enter this information at some points before accessing certain features of the portal site 204. This information may include things like a user name, company alliances, payment / owing methods, forms of engineering performed, and expected or actual dimensions in the gate design. -30- This paper size is in accordance with Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) ^ -------- ^ --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before (Fill in this page) 504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 -----__ V. Description of Invention (28) This information is placed in the outline of the user or stored in a common database 242. This information can be updated regularly by users as needed. As described above, when the user first enters the portal site 204, the user profile is accessed. If the user does not have a profile when entering the portal 204, the user may be prompted to enter data: thereby generating a user profile. In a preferred embodiment, some parts of the user profile are automatically generated by the portal site 204, which are based on the user's actions when he visited the portal site 204 in the past. For example, the user profile information may include information such as information about parts previously purchased by the user using the portal site 204, or previous usage or navigation patterns of resources via the portal site 204. This usage pattern may include, for example, the number of visits by the user, or the different characteristics of its use of the portal, the number and order of access to certain information items or forms, and others known in the art Data obtained from analysis of different data mineral technologies. Preferably, all searches, queries, results, and parts used by a user are stored and combined with other information, if necessary, such as child profiles in the common database 242 A part (and / or the measurement database 2 3 8). In the next step 402, the application server 232 uses the content server 240 to obtain the user profile information. In step 404, the content server 240 locates the user profile in the Sun common database 242 (see FIG. 2). In the next step 406, the content server 240 retrieves user profile data from the common database 242, such as user name, child user's employer, or their relationship, the user's previous purchases, and the -31-This paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) AiiiT ^ 7297 a ------------ ^^ Packing ---- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) · 11111 504626 A7 _JB7 printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the Invention (29) The user's previous website navigation and usage style. In the next step 408, the content server 2 40 passes this information to the application server 2 2 2. After obtaining the user profile information and providing it to the application server 232, in the next step of the process 400, the measurement information is information accumulated by the habits and behaviors of other design engineers using the portal 204 Come to get. Therefore, in step 4 10, the application server 232 makes use of the metrology database 236. In the next step 4 12, the metrology server 236 retrieves information about the habits and behaviors of users of similar designs in size and / or form from the metrology database 23 8. Therefore, it is preferred that the user profile for the parent user includes the size and / or form of each design being performed by that user. More specifically, metering data may include previous component purchases and previous website navigation or usage patterns for multiple users of designs with similar design characteristics. In the next step 4 14, the measurement server 236 delivers the measurement data obtained from the measurement database 238 to the application server 232. Therefore, the application server 232 has materials available to individual users', in addition to the users in the collection, it can provide other resources, features, or applications to the portal 204 to facilitate the design process. The benefit provided by the process 400 described above is that it is helpful in terms of obtaining design knowledge. Its ability to track the actions of individual engineers via the portal 204 and the ability to combine those actions allows access to and analysis of aspects of the engineering design process that may have previously been inappropriate. This information is valuable both academically and industrially. In a specific embodiment, the application server 232 includes participating sports soft-32. This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 x 297 male ¢) ------------ -------- Order --------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Α7

V. Description of invention (30) body, which is used to provide information or slogans for engineers and other users of the portal site 204. It is based on their past historical use records, and those foot positions are similar use records green. An example of a participating sport used is SiteServerTM, a commercial product from Microsoft. Preferably, the exercise software of the application server 232 provides the ability to assign different target messages or slogans to different sports. A database of sports messages or slogans can be included in the portal site 204 for use with the participating sports software. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a process 600 for providing information and services in a virtual component block or an IP core, which can be used to connect a system like FIG. 2. Many of the steps in process 600 provide information and services regarding virtual component blocks or ιρ cores, which are similar to the steps performed by the component information and management process previously described herein with respect to FIG. 3. For convenience, the term " IP core " will be used to explain the process of Figure 6, but the term is not intended to be limiting. Please read the note on the back first

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I The Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs prints the first step 6101 in the process 600 shown in FIG. 6. The portal 204 is accessed in a similar manner as described (ie, by entering an appropriate Uniform Location Resource (URL) or other available address) and responding to the design master client software 228 to display the main design menu The screen is on a computer screen of the user system 220. In the next step 602, the user in the user system 220 preferably selects an image, link or other indicator of the IP core to select and manage resources. For example, the user can click on the display. On the main screen of the design master, select an appropriate image or link to select -33-

504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Invention Description (31) The IP core selects and manages resources, or by typing or entering an appropriate instruction. The user's choice is then uploaded to the portal website 204 on the Internet 230. In response to the user ’s choice of IP core selection and management resources in the domain, a series of different types of "core" lists that can be used or purchased can then be retrieved from the category database 246 at the portal 204 and sent to And displayed on the user system 220. The listed components can include, for example, a Viterbi decoder, a digital signal processor, or any other IP core available to a design engineer. If there is more than one form of IP for a component If the core is available, in step 603, the user can select the IP core form from the list provided in step 602. It is preferred to display the available IP cores from different manufacturers or suppliers. , Which is similar to the sorting sequence described in Figure 3. For example, if the user selects a digital signal processor as a component, the user system 22 can display a special sampling rate 'bandwidth' , Resolution, etc. In addition, the user may be allowed to enter search conditions to allow searching for all components that meet the specified conditions, such as It is implemented as a general database query. For example, the user can search all digital signal processors with a sampling rate and / or a price below a specified amount. In the next step 604, the user The profile and content program is preferably used to assist in determining the display order of the specific IP core that falls under the category of the IP core form selected by the user. The user profile and content program can refer to Figure 4 for details. Explanation. This process _ then proceeds to step 606, in which the application server 2 is installed -------- order ------ (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -34 -) U4626 Printed by A7 __B7________, Invention Description (32) of the Intellectual Property Bureau Employees Cooperative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, through the category server 244 to select 'the user ’s design information ( (If any) 'and the profile and content data obtained in step 604 to receive a list of available IP cores from the category database 246. In the next step 608, the application server 232 will make the available IP core classification, It is preferably based on the profile and content data obtained in step 604. The best or most suitable choice for the user's design is placed at the top of the list based on the available information. Others The selection of available IP cores for the selected IP core form is preferably based on the best or most suitable IP core. On the one hand, the user can benefit from his past design experience and having Experience of other users who have similar design choice status in their previous design. In the next step 6 10, the list of available IP cores for the selected IP core form can be transmitted to the user system by the portal 204 220, to display to the user for reading. The list of available IP cores can be displayed as, for example, a series of selectable words, "hot links" or images. The user views the selective classification list and selects one of the available options in step 6 12 'for example by highlighting the registration, pressing a keyboard key (eg a reply key), or clicking with a computer mouse Select the registration, or select the number corresponding to the grade of the desired option, or perform it with other selection devices. This specification is not the basic specification of the operation of the present invention described herein. The user's selection is transmitted from the user system 220 to the portal 204. In the next step 614, the information about the IP core selected in step 612 is displayed to the user. This information preferably constitutes a relatively high level of information 'and is usually intended to allow the user to decide relatively quickly whether or not -35- This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇χ 297 mm (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Binding --- # 504626 Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Invention Description (33) The user must include the selected IP core in the design And use the classification table to find different IP cores, or to further collect information about the selected IP core. Preferably, the user is provided with images or other interface features to conveniently choose whether to To immediately add the selected 1? Core to the user's Chinese movie, and then go back to the ranking table, and look for a different ip core, or find additional information about the selected 1? Core. If the user is interested in additional information, the process 600 proceeds to step 6 丨 8, where #user selects the appropriate interface feature (such as an image or menu selection green) to receive the selection 1]? Additional information of the heart. The user's selection of more information is transmitted by the user system 22 to the portal 204. In the next step 62, further information of the selected IP core is displayed. This kind of The information can include detailed "core information, such as an IP core data sheet. Preferably, information about ιρ packaging technology and service providers of packaging technology should also be provided, as well as information about the quality and certification of the selected ιρ core. Information. In a preferred embodiment, the interface data standardized on a common data format for each IP core allows designers to quickly and easily choose between different 1]? Cores. The ground is exchanged in an end-user design. The hotkey provided to a knowledge database is preferably a way for users to access information about IP usage, such as error tracking, 1]? Cited, application notes, etc. A hot link can also provide a mail board or other forums for users to directly exchange information about the IP core with each other. For the selected 1]? Core The symbol and annotation architecture is also preferably provided, which allows the user to make more informed decisions about the configuration of the IP core and other components in the overall design ------- --Install -------- Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -36-

504626 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Affairs Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 5. Description of the invention (34). When the user is satisfied that the selected IP core is suitable for the user's design, in step 622, the user selects the IP core by selecting appropriate features on the user interface. On the other hand, if the user does not want to use the selected IP core, the process proceeds to step 628, where the user selects the appropriate feature by the user interface and returns to display in step 6 10 Table of selection criteria for classification. On the other hand, if the user decides to use the selected IP core in a design, the user is represented in step 622 by selecting appropriate features in the user interface. In a preferred embodiment, the process allows the user to place a graphical representation (such as a symbol) of the selected IP core into the user's design, which can be moved, copied, or dragged by the selected IP core To the architecture diagram in use to develop the design. As part of the process of placing the selected IP core in the framework program, the information about the selected IP core is preferably the user system 220 copied and stored in the design database 225. Such information may include specifications such as the specifications of the selected core, as well as manufacturing information, and a component supplier database 209 of a supplier or distributor hyperlinked to the portal 204 or the selected IP core. In the next step 624, it is preferred to use a purchase procedure in which the selected IP core is purchased. The details of a preferred purchase procedure are illustrated in detail in FIG. In the next step 626, the selected and staked IP core is delivered to the user ' which is preferably transmitted in electronic format via the Internet 230. As part of step 6 2 6, the portal site 204 preferably performs a protection function, in which the IP core applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) installed -------- order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ^ 04626 ΚΙ ' ^ ---- Β7 ____ V. Description of the invention (35)-An IP core transmitted through the population of the map site, /, and “罔” station embeds a digital watermark to prevent unauthorized use. An available digital watermarking technology The form, the second see =? Two ?: filed US Patent Application No. 09/5 14,695 (Attorney's memo number 'It was co-filed with this case, so it is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. In addition, the digital watermark can simply include an embedding Code (such as a coded 'encrypted identification or-group identification'), which can actually be included as part of the software. Then the steps of selecting a specific core are repeated, if necessary, used to Add other IP cores to the user ’s design. So, The process 600 returns to step 603, so that the user can use the source of the portal site 204 to "select each of the remaining IP cores. Finally, when the user adds the IP core to the design, the user should Process 600 returns to the general design master menu. The use of process 600 shown in Figure 6 is expected to utilize vendors and users. For example, the IP core selection and management process 600 Use, can facilitate the exchange of information about the quality and characteristics of the IP core, it can help suppliers to show this quality and characteristics to end users, and can provide users with more information about the quality and functions of a given IP core Multi-assurance. The IP core selection and management process 600 also provides IP core protection, which is very important for facilitating suppliers to enter the IP market, and it can also protect the intellectual property rights of the IP core they have developed. In addition, the IP The core selection and management process 600 may preferably reduce the management fees for IP core sales and authorization transactions, as such transactions occur between a designer and a supplier through an portal 204 No other sales are required. The sales and the legal person's participation -38- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) ----------- installation ---- ---- Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 504626 A7

Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs V. Invention Description (36) and. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a process 700 for providing information and services related to integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing, which can be used in a system like FIG. In the first step 701 of the IC manufacturing process 700, as in the processes illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 6, for example, a user at the user system 220 passes the Internet 230 to resemble FIG. 3 Access the portal site 204 (ie, enter an appropriate uniform foot source (URL) or other available address) in the manner described, and respond to the design master client software 228 to display a main design master The control menu is displayed on a computer screen of the user system 220. In the next step 702, the user at the user system 220 preferably selects an image, link or other indicator of the IC manufacturing resource. For example, the user can click on an appropriate image and link displayed on the main screen of the design master to select the 1C manufacturing resource, or type or enter an appropriate instruction. The user's selection is then transmitted to the portal website 204 via the Internet 23. After the user selects the 1C manufacturing resource, in the next step 704, it is preferable to use the user profile and content program to assist the user in determining the display order of the specific 1C manufacturing option. The user profile and content program are generally described in detail in FIG. 4. The process then proceeds to step 706, where the application server 232 provides a user to select the appropriate iC manufacturing option from the category database 246 through the type green server 244, which can be based on step 704 The user's specific design and profile and content data of the user obtained in. This 1C manufacturing option may include, for example, a specific 1C manufacturing device that allows users to communicate their designs for manufacturing. -39- This paper size is in accordance with China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Α7

V. Description of the Invention (37) In the next step 708, the application server 232 grades the available IC manufacturing options' and places the best or most suitable choice for the user's design based on the available information. The top of the list. The other choice of available IC manufacturing options is preferably to follow the best and most suitable IC manufacturing option. On the one hand, the user can benefit from his own design and other designers' past design experience with similar manufacturing choices in previous designs. In the next step 7 10, the ranking list of available Ic manufacturing options is transmitted from the portal site 204 to the user system 220 and displayed for viewing by the user. The graded list of available 1C manufacturing options can display a list of strings '' 'hot links' or images that are selectable for imaging. The user views the graded list of this option and selects it in step 7 12 One of the available options, for example, by forcing the login green, pressing a keyboard key (such as a reply key), or clicking the login with a computer mouse, or selecting the number corresponding to the rating of the desired option ' Or use other selection devices, this specification is not the basic specification for the operation of the present invention described here. The user's selection is transmitted from the user system 220 to the portal 204. Employees' Cooperatives, Intellectual Property Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed (please read the notes on the back before filling this page) In the next step 7-14, a poor message about the ic manufacturing option selected in step 7 12 is displayed. This information is preferably constituted equivalently High-level lean materials' and usually allow the user to decide fairly quickly whether the user can find more information about 1C manufacturers, 1C manufacturing services, or get information about a different IC manufacturer Information. If the user is interested in additional information, the process 700 proceeds to steps 7 1 8 where the user selects the appropriate interface feature (such as an image or menu selection to green) to receive 1C about the selection. Additional information from the manufacturer. -40- The paper size selected by the user applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A standard ⑵ ◦ 297 public love) A7

V. Description of the invention (38) Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and sent to the portal site 204 by the user system 220. In the next step 720, further information about the selected IC manufacturer is displayed. This kind of lean news can contain detailed information such as compatibility data of the IC manufacturer and semiconductor technology options provided by the 1C manufacturer. The information displayed in step 724 may be stored locally in the portal site 204, or selected to link to the Internet 230, or to the website or network of the IC manufacturer. In addition to I c manufacturing services, the I c manufacturer can also provide special manufacturing information on an application basis. If the user is interested in purchasing 1C manufacturing services, other products or services (such as special information) provided by the displayed supplier, the process proceeds to step 724, where the application server 232 is Access to the common database 242 (or other appropriate database that can hold such information) to determine whether there is a suitable application service for a particular user. If not, then in the next step 7 2 6 a purchase procedure is used (as shown in Figure 5), which allows the user to bet on a service. If the user has a service or has purchased one, the process proceeds to step 730, in which the information of the selected 1C manufacturing supplier can be transmitted to the user system 220 through the Internet 230. This data preferably contains detailed information on the current state of compatibility of the selected IC manufacturers and component suppliers (including IP core suppliers). In one aspect, the catalog server 244 accumulates supplier information into an information category that can be viewed by the portal 204 for its contextual content. The Active Compatibility Link provides an automated device for delivering updates and changes to relevant vendors and designers. This allows the IC manufacturing source to allow an end user to quickly evaluate the choice of supply chain, and the choice of supply chain. ---------- Install -------- Order --------- · (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) A7

Feasibility and reliability. In addition, suppliers can effectively send better supply chain partners to achieve the best without entering complete manufacturing information ^ The portal 204 preferably provides the supplier with an interface or an automated mechanism to enter and Update compatibility information and facilitate compatibility with related updates elsewhere in the supply chain. After step 728 'option step 73 0 may follow the user notification regarding the automation of compatibility updates that can be selected therein. This automated notification would add an extra cost if needed. In the next step 734, the complete design can be transferred from the portal site 204 to the 1C manufacturer for fabrication. This transmission is preferably performed electronically on the Internet 23 to the website of the 1C manufacturer. However, the design can also be delivered by paper 'computer media (such as magnetic disks), or by any other suitable device. The benefit of having access to the information provided by the 1C manufacturer's resources before transferring the design for manufacturing is that the user can expect to minimize potential incompatibilities or manufacturing issues. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a process 800 for providing information, services, and / or tools for electronic design automation (EDA), which can be used to connect to the system of FIG. 2. Electronic design automation, reelectronics, and computer technology are established fields. They are often called automation tools to assist in the integration of integrated circuit design and design and verification of operations. Examples of electronic design automation tools include architecture catchers, simulators, mimics, and logic analyzers. In the first step 801 of the process 8000 shown in FIG. 8, as in the foregoing process (for example, in FIGS. 3, 6, and 8), a user-220- The paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 Regulations ------------ • Loading --- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Order -------- -Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626

Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention (4) The user preferably accesses the Internet 230 through the appropriate unified positioning resources (URL) or other available addresses The portal site 204. Thus, the design master control client software 228 displays a main design master menu screen on a computer screen of the user system 220. In the next step 802, the user in the user system 220 preferably selects an image, link or other tag of the EDa resource. For example, the user can click on an appropriate image or link on the main screen of the design master to select the EDA source, or by typing or entering an appropriate command. The user's selection is then transmitted to the portal 204 via the Internet 23. After the user selects the EDA resource, a series of different EDA tools or service forms that can be used or purchased can be obtained by the category database 246 on the portal 204 and transmitted and displayed on the user system 22. The listed EDA tools or services may include, for example, an architecture catcher, a simulator 'mimic service' logic analysis tool, or any other Eda tool or service. At step 803 ', the user selects the desired eda tool or service from the provided list, which preferably can display the available EDA tools or services in the required form from different manufacturers or suppliers, which is similar A similar ranking sequence is illustrated in Figures 3 and 6. To provide such a ranking sequence, in the next step 804, it is preferable to use a user profile and content program. The user profile and content program are described in detail in Figure 4 here. The process 800 proceeds to step 806, where the application server 232 selects an appropriate EDA tool or service option for the user from the category database 246 through the category database 244, for example, according to the user's -43 -This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 ^ 10 x 297 public love) -------- Order --------- · (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in this Page) 504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of Invention (41) The specific design, design status (such as completion level), profile information of the user, and content data obtained in step 804. In the next step 808, the application server 232 ranks the available EDA tools and service options, and places the best or most appropriate choice expected for the user design at the top of the list, which is based on Availability information determined. The selection of other available EDA tools and service options is preferably based on the best or most suitable option. On the one hand, the user can benefit from his past design experience ' as well as the experience of other users who have made similar EDA tools or service choices in their previous designs. In the next step 8 10, the ranking list of available EDA tools or service options is transmitted from the portal 204 to the user system 220 and displayed for viewing by the user. The ranking list of available EDA tools or service options may be displayed, for example, as a series of selectable strings, "hot links" or images. The user views the ranking selection list, and in step 8 1 2 Select an available option, such as by highlighting the login, pressing a keyboard key (such as a reply key), or clicking a green mouse with a computer mouse, or selecting a rating number corresponding to the desired option, or by Other selection devices are used for this specification. This specification is not the basic specification for the operation of the present invention described here. The user's selection is transmitted from the user system 220 to the portal 204. In the next step 814, it is displayed in Information about the EDA tool or service option selected in step 812. This information preferably constitutes a relatively high level of information, and is usually intended to allow the user to decide relatively quickly whether the user must find out about Information about the EDA tool or service, buying or renting the EDA tool or service, or obtaining a different EDA tool -44-This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (2 10 X 297 mm) ----------- install ---- (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Order ---- # A7

504626 V. Description of the invention (42) Information on the equipment or service. If the user is interested in additional information, the private 800 proceeds to step 8 1 8 where the user selects the appropriate interface preferences (such as an image or menu selection login) to receive the Eda tool about the selection. Or service extensions. The user's selection of more information can be transmitted by the user system 220 to the portal site 204. In the next step 820, further information about the selected edA tool or service is displayed. This lean message can contain detailed information, such as information about the capabilities of that particular EDA tool, such as limits on the number of gates that can be verified in the design, processing rate, and other usage information to the user. This information can also include things like online seminars, product demonstrations, and virtual trials and evaluations of the Eda tool. This information is particularly valuable in the context of EDA tools due to the large number of tools available and their complexity. If the user is not interested in the selected EDA tool or service, the user exits and returns to step 810 where the hierarchical list is displayed again for the user to view. On the other hand, if the user is interested in purchasing or leasing the selected EDA tool or service, the process 800 proceeds to step 824 where a purchase procedure is used (e.g., as shown in Figure 5). In the next step 826, the selected EDA tool or service is delivered to the user. Basically, the form of the EDA tool is a software package, which is preferably electronically transmitted to the user system 220 through the Internet 230 with a specified item and usage right. The right of use can be based on single use 'daily or daily use, or within a period mutually agreed upon by the manufacturer and the end user. In the next step 828, the user operates the EDA tool or uses the purchased EDA service. -45- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21 × 297 mm) ------------ · Installation ----- (Please read the precautions on the back first (Fill in this page again) Order — # Printed clothes for the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

In addition, the 涊 ED A tool can be executed on a remote computer, which has been temporarily leased by a supplier that uses a large earth knife to calculate different sources of corruption, as shown in the process shown in Figure 9 below. Do a detailed explanation. The Tian S EDA tool includes a hardware component. For example, in the case of hardware simulation, in step 826, in addition to receiving a software package on the Internet 23, the user preferably transmits the software. Designed to this simulation tool. For example, the user can transmit his design to the simulation tool provider from the Internet 230. The design master client software 228 can be adjusted to facilitate the use of one or more eda tools available on the user system 220 (in addition to downloading the foot from the portal 204, it can also be installed on the user system 22 to use) . The master client software 228 preferably allows the user to utilize all EDA tools available on the user system 220. The design master client software 228 preferably also includes a resource manager (especially in a local area network or intranet environment), which allows the user to find available EDA tools, available CPU time and hard disk space, which user is using these resources. In a preferred embodiment, the design master client software 228 is used to allow the user to put together a series of descriptions' to program the use of one or more EDA tools, which can Access through the portal 204 as needed. For example, a user can program a description of a design, compile it with a compile tool, use a simulator tool to perform the simulation, and use an additional EDA process if needed. The described process can be specified to be executed on the basis of different time calculations, for example, the process is only performed when necessary computing resources -46- This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 x 297 public love) ' ----— W. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page} mm · mmMmm nn ^ > 9 —me mMme 11 iHi ϋ ϋ ama§ 1 < Ministry of Economic Affairs, Intellectual Property Bureau, Employee Consumer Cooperatives Print 504626 A7 B7 5. The invention description (44) is used only when it is available. Support for EDA tools is preferably also provided through the portal site 204. In the preferred embodiment, The user can access the EDU tool provider through the portal website by activating the one-click access to the website of the EDA tool provider. The problems caused by the user's inappropriate word training can also be provided by the need. In the case of online training through the portal site 204, this training can be achieved by the supplier requesting a fee, which can be performed by purchasing training services, such as the one proposed in Figure 5 Described in process 500 ° Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Figure 9 shows a flow chart of over 900 for providing computing / processing resources via an portal website, such as shown in Figure 2. Such calculations / processing The resource may be physically located in the remote computing park 205, which may include a dedicated, high-performance host computer or mini-class computer, or a network computer, or it may include the participation of the participating companies when such computer resources are not used. Computer network resources to serve (such as off-hours). The calculated and processed resources can be purchased or leased to support EDA existing in the user system 2 2 0, or otherwise leased or purchased through the portal 20 04 The operation of the tool. Therefore, the user can avoid the need to purchase the shellfish directly, or rent it a necessary EDA tool, and the hardware that executes it can lease the EDA tool and computing resources at the same time through the portal 204. Therefore, in the first step 90 1 of the process 900 shown in FIG. 9, like the previously explained processes (eg, referring to FIGS. 3, 6, and 8), a user in the user system 220 preferably Enter the appropriate Uniform Location Resource (URL) or other available address to access the portal site 204 through the Internet 230. The paper size of -47- K applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) ) 504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (45) This ‘not counting the main control client software 2 2 8 shows a main design main control menu screen on a computer screen at the user system 220. In the next step 802, the user in the user system 220 preferably selects an image, a link or its & remote nose / processing target source. For example, the user can click on an appropriate image or link displayed on the main screen of the design master, or by typing or entering an appropriate command. The user's selection is then transmitted to the portal 204 via the Internet 230. After the user selects the computing / processing resource, a series of different forms of computing / processing websites or resources available for use or purchase can be obtained from the category database 246 at the portal 204, and transmitted and displayed in the The user system 2 2 0, which lists the order in which a hierarchy is present is similar to that illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 6. To provide such a ranking sequence, in step 904, it is preferred to use the user profile and content program. The user profile and content program is described in detail in Figure 4 here. The process 900 then proceeds to step 906, where the application server 232 selects the user's appropriate computing / processing website or resource option from the category database 246 via the type green server 244, which is based on the use of The specific design of the user (including the size of the design), the form of the EDA tool to be executed, the profile data of the user, and the content data obtained in step 904. In the next step 908, the application server 232 ranks the available computing / processing website or resource options and places the best or most suitable choice for the user's design at the top of the list Based on the information available. The choice of other available calculation / processing website or resource options is preferably one that can follow the best or most appropriate option. In one aspect, -48- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) ^ -------- ^ ---------. (Please read first Note on the back, please fill out this page again) 504626 A7 B7 V. Invention Description (46) The user can benefit from his past design experience, as well as having similar calculations and processing resource selection in his previous design. Experience of other users. In the next step 91, the ranking list of the available computing / processing websites or resource options is transmitted from the portal 204 to the user system 22 and displayed to the user for viewing. The hierarchical list of available calculation / processing websites or resource options can show that imaging is a series of selectable strings, " hot links, or images. The user views the selective classification list and selects one of the available options in step 912, such as by highlighting the registration, pressing the ^ disk key (such as the reply key), or clicking with a computer mouse Go green, or select the number corresponding to the grade of the desired option, or perform it with other selection devices. This specification is not the basic specification of the operation of the invention described herein. The user's choice is transmitted from the user system 22 to the portal = 204. j In the next step, step 9U, information about the calculation / processing website or resource options shown in step 912 is displayed. This information preferably constitutes a relatively high level of data, such as the availability of computing power (while the cycle and time of such availability available by mail) and the usage rate, and is to allow the user to decide relatively quickly whether or not The user must find information about the computing / processing website or resource, purchase or lease the services of the computing / processing website or resource, or obtain information about a different computing / processing website or resource. If #II. If the user is interested in additional resources, the process 900 proceeds to step 9 J 8 ′ / U yi S, where the user selects the interface features (such as an image or signature; εε To select this account, I ’d like to log in to the field. I____ _49_ This paper size is applicable to China A7 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (47) Calculate / handle the selection of additional resources for websites or resources and use by者 系统 22〇 For more information—in step 920, the official website selects + ^ mouth website 204. The calculation / processing website information displayed in the next step is displayed. This kind of information can be included in this & :: spoon-in-like detailed price information t, about 'gubei status, for example, and notes on the design work application (for example, two sets, a relatively high traffic during the period, Taking advantage of it, the application should be short, Yundan Φ from, ^ J 疋 use the congratulatory message to users in a longer period of time ^ Μ -Γ ^ r ^ 8. The price,… heart Time or the calculation time required in a more urgent situation, the price will be higher. The subscription chain is lifted or picked up # If the user is not interested in the selected calculation / processing Website or resource, the user exits, and returns to step 91, whereby the ranking list is displayed again for the user to view. In addition, μ the user is interested in betting to buy or rent the selected calculation. / Process the website or resource, then the process 900 proceeds to step 924 'where a purchase is used, a second order (eg shown in Figure 5). In the next step 926, the user is preferably a delivery The design can be implemented by the EDA software tool or instruction, or Rent an EDA software tool and reach the calculation / processing website or resource provider. For example, the user can electronically send their $ 's and count' on the Internet 23 'and the EDA tool or instruction or one-click access A rental EDA tool arrives at the computing / processing website or resource provider. In one or more preferred embodiments, an EDA tool supplier 2 10 can work directly with a supplier of computing / processing resources (such as a computing park ) 205, and the EDA tool software can be directly transmitted by the EDA tool supplier 210 • 50 · This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm)

Description of the Invention (48) The Computational Park 205 is printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economics in a way that minimizes the complexity of the entry. In the following y exposure 928 ', the software system of the EDA tool software uses the computing / processing resources purchased or leased by the user to remotely execute on the computing park 205 (or other remote computing resources). The computing park 2 () 5 (or its remote computing resources) returns the results of the completed execution, and any software or data is not {owned or licensed by the computing park 205. In addition, such unauthorized software or data can be deleted by 1¾ Computing Park 205 (or other remote computing resources) after the results are circulated to the end user. The process described in Month 'J allows 900 owners of large computer networks, such as large companies with thousands of networked computers, to use those computers during off-hours by making them available through the portal 204 Used by end users who need time to execute EDA tools and applications as a secondary source of income. Some companies or organizations can only contribute to industries that provide computing / processing resources on an as-needed basis. The benefit of the process 900 of purchasing / leasing computing resources is that from the perspective of the end user, it has the ability to access a large amount of computing power as needed, without the need to bet on scarce computing hardware. Meet the short-term need for cutting-edge learning. A large amount of computing power is usually only needed at points scattered during the design process, such as simulation. In addition, buying a large computer system just for the individual scattered points in the design process will be very inefficient and costly. FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of a process of providing expert design assistance and services through a portal website, such as that shown in FIG. 2. One or more experts 203 can help designers 204 who work at the user system 220 to coordinate the website 204 to make the transaction (please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Binding ------ --- -51- Printed clothing by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626 A7 —_________ B7____ V. Description of the invention (49) and help with different design issues. To access the design expert 203, it is preferred to cooperate with the portal site 204, thereby providing an additional useful resource for engineers and designers to use the portal site 204. This fairly fast access to the assistance of design experts (also with static text materials and human interaction), which is provided by the portal site 204, can help make it possible to try to find the appropriate expert literature, or to have Delays in the design process caused by the inconvenience of design experts with the appropriate background and availability of assistance. In the first step 100 1 of the process 1000 for obtaining expert design assistance through the portal 204, as in the previously described process (eg, referring to FIG. 3, 8 'and 9), the user system 220 A user preferably accesses the portal site 204 through the Internet 230 by entering an appropriate Uniform Location Resource (URL) or other available address. Therefore, the design master client software 228 displays a main design master menu screen on a computer screen of the user system 220. In the next step 1002, the user at the user system 220 preferably selects an image, key, or other design expert resource tag. For example, the user can click on an appropriate image or link displayed on the main screen of the design master to select the design source or to type or enter an appropriate command. The user's selection is then transmitted to the portal 204 via the Internet 230. After the user selects the design expert resource, a series of different design expert categories and the category database 246 are obtained from the portal site 204, and transmitted and displayed on the user system 220. Examples of this category can include things like coded knowledge, customer response, instant response, and design outsourcing. In step 1003, the user selects an expert design auxiliary category. -52- This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 public love) -------- ^ --- ------. (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) 504626

V. Description of the invention (50) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs or search for an expert design auxiliary category, or a special

Specifically, by using a standard search tool provided by the design master client body 228. V The user selection of the expert design auxiliary category generates a ranked expert list (similar to the hierarchical list form shown in Figs. 3, 6, 8 and 9) presented to the user for the selected design expert category. ). In order to provide such a ranking order, in step 1004, it is preferable to use a user profile and content program. The user profile and content program is described in detail in Figure 4 here. The process 1000 then proceeds to step 106, where the application servo state 232 selects an appropriate design expert from the category database 246 through the catalog server 244, which can be based on the specific design of the user, such as The completion phase of the design 'form of EDA tool being executed (if any)' User profile data and content data obtained in step 1004, and possible information about the design expert, for example, the availability of the design expert (its Periodically updated by individual design experts 203). In the next step 1008, the application server 232 classifies the design expert and places the expected best or most suitable option at the top of the list based on the available lean information. The choice of other available design experts is preferably to follow the best or most suitable option. On the one hand, the user can benefit from his own design and the past design experience of other designers who have made similar manufacturing choices in previous designs. In the next step 1010, the ranking list of the design expert is transmitted from the portal website 204 to the S-user system 220 and displayed to the user for viewing. The available design expert green can be displayed, for example, as a series of selectable strings. -53- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) -------- ^- ------- · (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 504626 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7____ 5. Description of the invention (51) "Hot key connection" or image The user views the ranking list of the option and selects one of the available options in step% 1012, such as by highlighting the green, pressing a keyboard key (such as the reply key), or using a computer mouse Click the registration 'or select the number corresponding to the rating of the desired option, or use other selection devices to perform the' this specification is not the basic specification of the operation of the present invention described here. The user's choice is made by the user The system 220 is transmitted to the portal site 204. In the next step 1014, information about the design expert selected in step 丨 〇 丨 2 is displayed. Such information preferably contains information about the particular specialty The poor material, the experience of the expert, Rates charged by the expert, etc. 'It is usually to allow the user to decide fairly quickly whether the user must look for more information about the design expert, using the services of the expert, or Obtain information about a different design expert. If the user is interested in additional information, the process proceeds to 100010, where the user selects the appropriate interface features (such as an image or menu selection login) ) To receive additional information about the selected design expert. The user ’s selection of more information is transmitted by the user system 220 to the portal 204. In the next step 1020, the relevant information is displayed Further information about the selected design expert. This information can include detailed information such as more detailed qualifications of the expert, past achievements of the expert 'more specific information about the design expert's rate, contact information such as Address, phone number, email, link to expert's website, etc.), and anything else that can assist end users in making Is it information that a given expert can make a helpful decision. -54- This paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 x 2 ^ 7 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in this page)

· · Ϋ I n ϋ ϋ ϋ ϋ Η Η Η »W Hire I 504626 A7 -------- ^ B7_______ V. Invention Description (52) It can be seen from the information displayed by these design experts that it will be The expert's "professional grade". In a preferred embodiment, a number of levels of perseverance are defined, e.g., the range of which is the greatest involvement of the expert with the least involvement of the expert. In a specific embodiment, there are four levels of experts, which include the following levels: ⑴ knowledge organization, (ii) customer response, (iH) immediate response, and (iv) the entire design outsourcing. The Expert Level of Knowledge Arrangement is a type that allows users to access expert knowledge in the form of scientific journals or other online printed literature. The client's response to the level of expertise involved a delayed exchange between the end user and the design expert 203 via email or other messaging or communication devices, whereby the design expert reviewed the design issue, and Send an appropriate response or suggestion to the user. The instant response expert level involves an instant connection between the end user and the design expert 203. This real-time connection can be achieved through, for example, the Internet 230, a video conference, a telephone conference, or a serious face-to-face meeting. The expert level of design outsourcing involves that the user needs to provide the design expert 203 with information about the actual design, and then execute the design service by charging the user. If the user is not interested in the selected design expert, the user can exit and return to step 1010, where the ranking list is displayed to the user again for viewing. On the other hand, if the user is interested in using the services of the selection design expert, the process 1000 proceeds to step 1 024 where a purchase program is used (eg, as shown in FIG. 5). In the next step 1 026, the user receives the expert service. If access to knowledge organization is purchased, related items are available to the user. If you buy. Other -55- U Zhang scale applicable rule 1 (21_public meal) ------------ • equipment (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) tr --- ------ Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Economics 504626 A7 B7____ V. The expert service of invention description (53), that is, the user and the design are started according to the purchased expert service form Communication between experts 203. The user may be requested by the design expert 203 to transfer information about the user's design to the design expert 203, or may use the cooperation features provided by the portal 204 to allow the design expert to assist the design process. In the system 200 of FIG. 2, whenever it is mentioned here, the portal 204 provides additional information about any design resources (such as components, electronic design automation tools, IP cores, design experts, etc.) to the user system 220 This additional information can be provided to different websites by connecting the user system 220 to a different website (such as the supplier, manufacturer, distributor, and expert), and through a hyperlink. In order to facilitate such a connection, the initial information transmitted from the portal site 204 to the user system 220 may include one or more combination options and hyperlinks to specific website addresses (such as deep linking), where You can find relevant information. By activating the hyperlink, a web browser or other similar tool in the user system 220 can connect the user system 220 to an appropriate destination. Preferably, it adds a tag or other information to the address information (encoding method or Έ :) 'in the hyperlink to identify the source pointed by the user (such as the portal 2 〇4). The added address information can be analyzed and stored on the target website to track the traffic led by the portal website 204 to the target website. When the user finishes viewing the information at the new target, the user can use the general capabilities of the web browser or other similar tool to go back and forth to the portal 204. , It ’s easy to understand that the portal site has a wide range of features, and is very large -56- This paper size is applicable to China ^ # ^ 〇Ens) A4 ------------- · install (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page)

n in MB1-P n V ϋ ϋ an i ··· i ^ i I emmmm I Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626 A7 B7 Printed by the Employees’ Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 54) The flexibility of 'It can be used to connect circuit designers with Wang Chengshi, and suppliers and their resources to help the design process. The demographic website preferably provides an open architecture capable of accommodating an increasing number of users and vendors. In fact, it should take into account that the efficiency and use of the system will increase as the number of suppliers increases. As the number of suppliers increases, there are more services and goods available, and the system is better able to meet the broad needs of the user. The system also facilitates the participation of small suppliers, as the upfront costs linked to the portal can be reimbursed for less than the supplier's overall marketing expenses. From the user's perspective, accessing many EDA software tools on a one-time or other short-term basis can greatly expand and make such tools more affordable and make them useful for many End users. Similarly, access to potential computing / processing resources can also be leveraged by the user to reduce the need to purchase expensive hardware to perform EDA tools. In a preferred embodiment, the portal site 204 can facilitate proper connection between the different services and processes provided by the portal site 204. For example, a user can use the features of the portal site 204 to obtain an IP core license from an IP core vendor 208 and a design expert 203 to request expert assistance (which is located through the portal site 204) And contact), which is used to integrate the authorized CU core into a larger design and simulate the entire design (including the authorized IP core), which is used by the portal site 204 from an EDA tool provider 210 The obtained software is used to perform simulation in a computer park 205, which can also be provided through the portal 204. A better method has been revealed here to facilitate circuit design, and to provide design tools and services to users on a commercial basis, as well as other participations. X 297 mm) -------- Order · -------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 504626 A7 -----— B7___ V. Description of the invention ( 55). However, it can be understood that in this form, the content and configuration of the system and / or processing steps can be modified differently without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The systems and methods described here are only One of the preferred or exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the present invention is not limited, but is based on any of the attached specific embodiments and their equivalents. -(Du ^ first read the notes on the back before filling out this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs -58-

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504626 A8 B8 C8 D8 6. Scope of Patent Application 1. A system for providing remote resources for circuit design, including: a computer system including a type of database, which can be accessed by a decentralized electronic network It becomes a specific portal site. This category database stores component data and is used at different stages in the design process. An application server running on the computer system is connected to the category database. And a network interface managed by the computer system, which is used to accept requests to access the component data through the distributed electronic network. 2. If the system of item 1 of the scope of patent application, further includes a metrics database, which is used to maintain previous usage information about the user's visit to the portal site, the previous usage information includes a plurality of The option selected from the options, and the features that the user can design to use when the option is selected. 3. The system of claim 1 in which the application server presents the plurality of options to a user based on the previous usage information held in the metrology database. 4. The system according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, further comprising a combination database for maintaining profile information about users' access to the portal site. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 5. If the system of item 4 of the patent application is applied, the combined database further contains the previous use patterns of the portal by one or more of the users. 6 · If the system of the scope of application for patent No. 5 system, the application server presents a number of options according to the previous use patterns maintained in the combined database -59- This paper standard applies Chinese National Standards (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) A8 B8 C8 D8 The scope of patent application is the system of the first scope of patent application, in which the component data used in the different stages of the design process includes a series of available electronic components. For example, a system with 7 items in the scope of patent application, in which the component data used at different stages of the design process include one or more of the following items: file data sheet, timing model, application notes, simulation model, and signal combination Moo. 9 If the system of item 1 of the scope of patent application is applied, where the category database contains electronic links to one or more supplier databases. 10. The system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the network interface receives the requirements for processing circuit design, and accordingly the application server transfers the number circuit design to a remote computing park for processing. 11. The system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the computer system further includes a series of electronic design automation software tools, which can be accessed by remote users according to requirements. 12. If the system of the scope of application for patent application item 丨 丨, wherein the electronic design automation software tool is provided for remote users to access and power at a specified fee 13.- Circuit design resources provided by a plurality of suppliers A method for printing clothes for a consumer cooperative of employees of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which includes the following steps: M " connects user systems to a portal site on a decentralized electronic network based on a demand ， The portal website package is connected to a plurality of databases; ° The application server is connected to a plurality of suppliers on the distributed electronic network. The portal website; The dimensions of this paper are _Xiangong Ai)-Λ- A8 B8 C8 D8 and Shen Qing's patent scope is received by the "user system's request" and can access any of the multiple design resources available through the portal; and Automatically respond to requests from the user's system. 14. As claimed in the method of the third item of the patent scope, wherein the design resource includes a database of component data of a plurality of available circuit components, wherein the user system receives the request and can access any The steps of the plurality of design resources available through the portal include receiving a request from at least one user system to access a database of the component data ', and wherein the automatically responding to the data from the user system The requesting step includes a step of transmitting component data from the portal to the at least one user system. 5. The method as claimed in item 14 of the patent scope, further comprising providing a graphical interface on each user system, receiving an input selection corresponding to one of the poor sources in the user system, and using the This system sends a representative data selected by remote input to the portal; wherein the user system receives the request and can access any of the multiple design resources available through the portal. The steps are included in the portal. Steps for the website to receive the input selected by the representative. 16. The method for claiming item 14 of the patent scope, further comprising the following steps: obtaining a user stored by a user in one of the user systems; taking the user profile according to the stored user profile to the user's current The proximity of the status to suggest the user's next action on the portal. Π · If the method of applying for the scope of the patent No.13, where the design resources include Lei. 61 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 mm (please read the precautions on the back to write this page) I equipment -------- Order --------- Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Private Economy Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, a sub-design automation software tool. :: Apply: The method of item 17 of the patent scope, in which the user system needs to receive W, and can access any slaves that can be used through the portal. Receive a request for an electronic design automation software tool from the user system, and provide a link between the user's system and the electronic design automation software tool. 19. A method for providing circuit design resources to a plurality of end-users by a plurality of suppliers, comprising the following steps: receiving a user request at an portal website to list a list of integrated circuit manufacturing service providers, The user request is received from a user system on a decentralized electronic network; a supplier who obtains a series of integrated circuit manufacturing services from a database; and transmits the integrated circuit manufacturing services on the distributed electronic network A list of suppliers to the user's system; a portal to receive a selection of the integrated circuit manufacturing service from the user's system from the user's system on the decentralized electronic network; obtain information about the selection from the database Integrated information of the integrated circuit manufacturing service provider; transmitting the additional information to the user system on the distributed electronic network; and receiving the selection from the user system by the portal on the distributed electronic network Supplier of integrated circuit manufacturing services used. -62- (Please read the notes on the back δ to write this page). -II _ This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm). Manufacturing A8 B8 C8 D8 ", patent application scope 20 · The method of applying for patent scope item 19, further includes the following steps: using a purchase process; and connecting the user system to the selected integrated circuit manufacturing service supply The method of item 19 in the scope of Shenbian patent, wherein the step of using the eye-buying procedure includes the following steps: On the decentralized electronic network, a user logs on to the user system to Send a request price quote to the supplier of the selected integrated circuit manufacturing service; generate an electronic quote at the supplier; on the Lithuanian electronic network, the supplier sends the electronic quote to the user system ; Receive% information from the user system to accept or reject the electronic quote; if the quote is accepted, determine whether the user is authorized to Accept the electronic quotation; and send an electronic signature to the supplier on the decentralized electronic network. 22. If the method of applying for a patent scope item 2 丨 further includes the following steps: On the decentralized electronic network, The supplier of the selected integrated circuit manufacturing service sends an electronic invoice to the user's system; and A 彳 ', the supplier pays a transaction fee to the portal. 23. Method of applying for scope 21 of the patent , Further including the following steps: Generate an electronic invoice at the portal; -63- This paper size _ towel heads @ ^ TNS) A4 size (21G x 297 $ (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) · nnn til nnn I%. nn ϋ ϋ nl I * = port 504626 A8 B8 C8 D8 patent application scope The electronic invoice is transmitted from the portal to the user system on the decentralized electronic network; the user receives the Electronic invoice payment; deduct a transaction fee from the payment at the portal; and pay the remainder of the payment to the selected supplier of the integrated circuit manufacturing service 24. If the method of applying for item No. 19 in the scope of patent application, further includes the following steps: · Use the roundabout and the inner valley procedure at the illegal portal website in response to receiving a user's request for an integrated circuit manufacturing service at a portal website And the supplier list of the integrated circuit manufacturing service based at least in part on the outline and content program. 25. For the method of applying for item 24 of the patent scope, the outline and content program includes the following steps: Identify a specific user connected to the portal; if the user is identified, a combination database receives contour data about the specific user; a measurement database receives measurements about a plurality of users Data; and using the profile data and measurement data in the steps of the ordering of the integrated circuit manufacturing service provider. 26. The method of claim 25 in which the profile data includes purchases by the specific user previously. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein the profile data contains the previous website usage pattern of the specific user. -64- This paper size is in accordance with China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm). Read the notes on the back of the page. I. I. I. Page. I. I. Order Printing by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Consumer Cooperative 504626 A8 B8 C8 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 6. Scope of Patent Application 28. For the method of applying for the scope of patent No. 25, the measurement data includes purchases previously made by other users with similar designs. 29. For the method in the scope of application for patent No. 25, the measurement data includes the usage patterns of other users with similar designs. j 0 · The method of claim 19, wherein the decentralized electronic network includes the Internet. 31. The method according to item 19 of the patent application scope, further comprising the following steps: receiving a request for component data from the user system on the distributed electronic network; transmitting a list of component categories on the distributed electronic network To the user system; receiving a component category selection from the user system on the distributed electronic network; obtaining a list of available components regarding the component category selection from a component database; and in the distributed type On the electronic network, the list of available components is transmitted to the user system. 32. The method according to item 31 of the scope of patent application, wherein the component data includes component number and tolerance information. 33. The method of claim 31 in the patent application scope, further comprising the following steps: receiving, by the user system, a component selection among the available electronic components on the decentralized electronic network; receiving electronic information regarding the selection Further information of the component; and on the decentralized electronic network, transmitting the further information about the selected electronic component to the user system. 34. If the method of applying for item 33 of the patent scope, wherein the further information contains -65- This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) ------ 11 Orders --- ----- 1 (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) ^ U4 () 26 6. Scope of patent application Symbols and annotations of the selected electronic components. 35. The method of claim 31, wherein the component information includes a supplier who is keyed to the available electronic component. 36. The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of: receiving a request from the user system to purchase one of the available electronic components on the decentralized electronic network; and using a purchase procedure; and The supplier of the available electronic component is notified of the purchase request. 37. The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising the step of providing information and services about the virtual circuit block at the portal website. j8. The method according to item 37 of the patent application scope, further comprising the following steps: On the decentralized electronic network, receiving a request for virtual circuit block data from the user system; on the decentralized electronic network, transmitting a The virtual circuit block category list is listed to the user system; on the decentralized electronic network, a virtual circuit block category selection from the user system is received; the employee's consumer cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy prints and receives the information from a virtual A circuit block database corresponding to a list of available virtual circuit blocks selected by the virtual circuit block category; and transmitting the list of available virtual circuit blocks to the user system on the decentralized electronic network . 9. The method according to item 37 of the scope of patent application, further comprising the following steps: an option for receiving the virtual circuit block by the user system on the decentralized electronic network; and -66- this paper standard is applicable to the country of China Standard (CNS) A4 Specification (210 X 297 Public Love 1 '--1 504626 Printed by Employee Consumption Cooperative of Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A8 B8 C8 D8 The circuit block is then provided for the remotely selected virtual circuit block to the user system. 40. The method of claim 38 in the patent application scope further includes the following steps: The user system on the decentralized electronic network Receiving a request for further information about the virtual circuit block; receiving further information about the virtual circuit block at the portal; and transmitting the further information about the virtual circuit block to the decentralized electronic network User system 41. The method of item 40 in the scope of patent application No. 4 *, wherein the further poor information about the virtual circuit block includes relevant information. Design data format information and integration information of a specific virtual circuit block. 42. The method of item 19 in the scope of patent application further includes providing electronic design automation information and services through the portal on the decentralized electronic network. 43. The method according to item 42 of the scope of patent application, comprising the following steps: receiving a request for electronic design automation tool information from the user system on the distributed electronic network; transmitting a message on the distributed electronic network A series of electronic design automation tool categories to the user system; the user system receives an electronic design automation tool category selection on the decentralized electronic network; receives from an electronic design automation tool database about the electronic design automation tool A system of electronic design automation of category selection-67- Thai paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21 × 297 mm) -------- Order --------- (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) 504626 A8 B8 C8 D8 6. Apply for a patent scope; and send the list of electronic design automation tools to the user system on the decentralized electronic network. 44. If the method of applying for a patent scope item 43, further includes the following steps : Receiving a selection of the electronic design automation tool by the user system on the distributed electronic network; and providing the selected electronic design automation by transmitting software of the electronic design automation tool on the distributed electronic network Tool to the user system. 45. The method of claim 43 of patent application, further comprising the steps of: receiving, on the decentralized electronic network, a request from the user system for further information about the electronic design automation tool; The portal receives further information about the electronic design automation tool; and sends the further information about the electronic design automation tool to the user system over the decentralized electronic network. 46. The method according to item 19 of the scope of patent application, further includes the steps of providing accessible computing information and processing resources and service provision on a remote website on the decentralized electronic network. 47. The method of claim 46, including the following steps, includes the steps of: receiving a request from the user system on the decentralized electronic network to obtain remote computing resource information; and receiving a remote computing resource database from a List of remote computing resource service providers; and -68- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Order- -------. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 504626 A8 g ______________ D8 VI. Patent Application Scope On the distributed electronic network, send the list of remote computing resource service providers to the use者 系统。 System. 48. The method according to item 47 of the patent application scope, further comprising the following steps: On the decentralized electronic network, the user system receives a selection of the remote computing resource service provider by the user system; The computing resources of the selected remote computing resource service provider are obtained. 49. The method according to item 48 of the scope of patent application, further comprising the steps of transmitting electronic design automation tools and design software and design data to the selected remote computing resource provider on the decentralized electronic network and through the portal. . 50 · If the method of applying for patents to enclose item 19 further includes the step of providing information and services about experts on the portal site. 51. The method of claim 50, including the following steps: On the decentralized electronic network, receiving information from the user system requesting expert design service; On the decentralized electronic network, transmitting an expert design service The category list is listed on the user system; on the decentralized electronic network, receiving the selection of the expert design service category from the user system; receiving the selection of the expert design service category from an electronic design automation tool library Listing; and sending the expert listing to the child user system on the decentralized electronic network. -6 9-This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) P Pack -------- Order --------- · (Please read the Please fill in this page again for attention} 504626 A8 B8 C8 D8 Patent Application Scope 52. If the method of applying for the scope of patent No. 51, the further steps include the following steps: On the distributed electronic network, the user depends on the expert An option; and provide information to the user system or the selected expert to facilitate the connection between the user system and the expert. 53.-a method of obtaining design knowledge in a portal, which is higher than Electronically designed transaction execution, which includes the following steps: Tracking the actions of multiple users via the portal; storing the actions of the user via the portal within a single consideration; Q 1 obtaining electronic information about the user Design project data, the information and services purchased by the user through the portal; and recommend to a visiting user based on information stored in the measurement database about the user's usage with the visit ^ cheek The option of this portal. 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